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Oxalis enneaphylla

A small rhizomatous Oxalis with grey, pleated leaves and white to pink flowers from Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falklands. It is a cold-climate alpine plant that needs cool summers, full sun and a freezing winter rest.

Oxalis enneaphylla
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Windswept coastal heath, peaty grassland, rocky slopes and dunes in cold-temperate Patagonia and subantarctic islands.

Few elevation records (850–1,850 m); it also grows close to sea level in the far south and on the Falklands.

Argentina SouthChile SouthFalkland Is.

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.